decrepitude; (being) rickety; (state of) falling apart; looseness (in machinery); play
at the same time; concurrently; simultaneously; coinciding (with)
time series; chronological order; chronology
as one pleases; irresponsibility; free-for-all
increment; addition; (amount of) increase
quick work; (clever) feat
to precede; to forestall; to anticipate
as soon as possible; ASAP; even a little early
to do together; to share; to participate in
note (for reference); remarks; N.B.
offering a full report to a superior
identification papers; piece of identification; identity document; ID
travelling clothes; traveling clothes; travelling outfit; traveling outfit
surrender; capitulation; submission; yield
transit point; transit airport; connection airport
list of passengers; passenger manifest; passenger register
picking; collecting; harvesting; extraction
to rouse anger; to provoke wrath; to offend
tip-off (to the authorities); information (on); anonymous report
row house built on top of a castle wall; row houses surrounding a main residence; having great knowledge about Buddhism; Vaisravana (one of the Four Heavenly Kings)
process; course; mechanism
occurrence; happening; incident; event
unmanned probe (vessel, spacecraft, etc.)
common; commonplace; pulp paper; granulated sugar
bearer; carrier; person bearing responsibility; person in charge; supporter
another kind; different kind; distinct species
too many to count; too numerous to mention
to spur (someone); to stimulate; to impel; to spur; to stir up; to arouse
academic; scholarly; scientific
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
time and time again; many times; a number of times
to be forestalled; to be taken in; to be cheated; to be outwitted
flamboyant; extravagant; showy; attention-seeking
aiming for laughs; trying to make people laugh; playing to the crowd; crowd-pleaser
to speculate; to make an educated guess; to gamble (e.g. on getting the right questions)
research project (e.g. at school); independent research